June 01, 2001 -- Finance & Development, June 2001 - Who Has a New Economy?
By Paula De Masi, Marcello Estevao, and Laura Kodres - In the second half of the 1990s, the United States enjoyed strong economic growth combined with low inflation and increased labor productivity, leading many observers to proclaim the birth of a 'new economy' linked to advances in information and communications technologies.

September 01, 2000 -- Finance & Development, September 2000 - Funding the IMF: The Debate in the U.S. Congress
By Mary Locke: It has been said that the U.S. Congress works in mysterious ways. During the 1997-98 debate on increasing funding for the IMF, some supporters of the IMF viewed the increasingly intense debate with foreboding. Even some knowledgeable insiders believed that opponents of the quota increase were getting the upper hand. So how was it that full funding was ultimately approved?

March 01, 2000 -- Finance & Development, March 2000 - Is the U.S. Current Account Deficit Sustainable?
By Catherine L. Mann: The U.S. current account deficit, driven by the United States' widening trade deficit, is the largest it has ever been, both as a share of the U.S. economy and in dollar terms. How much longer can the United States continue to spend more than it earns and support the resumption of global growth?